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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Joe Price, World |
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| War II Army Veteran, on being honored during the 8th Annual |
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| Mayfair Remembrance Day: Salute to American Heroes; and
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| WHEREAS, Joe Price was deployed to the China-Burma-India |
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| Theater of Operations to fight against the Japanese during |
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| World War II; as a member of the Military Police, he was |
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| charged with protecting critical shipments of war materials |
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| down the famed "Ledo Road" toward Burma; and
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| WHEREAS, Joe was a quiet man who spoke his mind when he had |
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| to and served his country during an important time in history; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal; and
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| WHEREAS, After leaving the service in December of 1945 he |
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| worked at a tannery in Chicago for many years; he and his wife |
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| moved to Mayfair in 1961; and
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| WHEREAS, Together with his wife, now deceased, they had |
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| four children and three grandchildren; therefore, be it
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